How do I transfer my 2017 TurboTax to another computer?
James Williams
Published Feb 25, 2026
How do I move my tax data file to another computer?
- Make sure your new computer has TurboTax installed on it.
- Connect a thumb drive or other portable device to your old computer.
- Copy or move your tax data file to the device.
- After copying, disconnect or eject the portable device and connect it to your new computer.
How do I restore TurboTax?
Remote Data Backup
- Open the Remote Data Backup software that you purchased through Turbotax.
- Select the “Backup View” or “Retrieve View” tab in the Remote Data Backup program.
- Find the “Operations Menu” and select “Find.”
- Type in the name of the Turbotax file you’d like to restore.
How do I transfer last year’s TurboTax to a new computer?
- Launch TurboTax on the old computer. Open your tax return, click “File” and choose “Save As” from the menu.
- Select the destination folder and type a name for the backup in the “File name” field. Click “Save” to export your tax return and then close TurboTax.
- Transfer the backup to the new computer.
How can I reinstall 2017 Turbo Tax software?
Used only 4 out of the 8 available returns in 2017. Will do 2 more. October 31, 2019 2:36 AM How can I reinstall 2017 intuit software (8 standard returns); I have registration information? You can download older versions of TurboTax CD/download edition here:
Who is the developer of Turbo Tax 2017?
The actual developer of the program is Intuit Canada. Our antivirus analysis shows that this download is clean. The software is categorized as Business Tools. TurboTax 2017 can be used to prepare and file tax returns for USA and Canada.
Where can I Find my TurboTax tax returns?
If you used our CD or download product, the file will be stored on the computer you used to file your taxes. If you used our online product, just log on to your account to get a copy of prior-year returns. Just answer simple questions about your life, and TurboTax Free Edition will take care of the rest.
Do you need tt17 files for TurboTax returns?
You will need the .tt17 files of your previously created returns returns on them if you want to open them and generate PDFs files for them. They would be store on your computer, so unfortunately we can’t help if you no longer have access to those files.